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Cabochons!

You asked - we deliver. Cabochons are a domed topped stone with a flat back - and you see them used in those spectacular ads on the backs of beading magazines where someone has spend hundreds of hours beading those wonderful bead collars - riffing off the colours and patterns in a central stone cab.

The general technique is to glue down the cabochon to some super-suede or some Lacey's stiff stuff, and then start beading a "bezel" around it to hold it in place, and then embellish from there. There's a tutorial here for more details. 

Of course - cabochons have been mounted in traditional fabricated metal jewelry for eons, and can also be used in metal clay projects - but we do NOT recommend firing these. (Make the piece first and add the stone after.) We have no idea what will happen to them when fired (except the dyed turquoise howlite - I can tell you what happens to that! It disappears! Just a little pile of white ash left.)
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Ceramic Cabochon - Contemplation Face - Dark Grey (1)
Fired, unglazed ceramic faces - cabochons. Bead a bezel around these. 28mm x 35mm By the each.
Price: $ 9.00
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Stone - 30 x 40 mm Uncalibrated Cabochon - Fossilized Coral (1)
Uncalibrated means that they aren't made to perfect, standard sizes. Size is approximate, and they might be a little larger. Colours range from greys to warm brick. 30mm x 40mm By the each.
Price: $ 16.95
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Stone - 30 x 40 mm Oval Cabochon - Red Creek Jasper (1)
Mucho variation in colour and pattern. 30mm x 40mm By the each.
Price: $ 12.55
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s17726
Stone - 30 x 40 mm Cabochon - Green Turquoise (1)
Handsome green turquoise from Arizona - mottled with brown streaks. Stabilized turquoise - ready to be mounted and admired. 30mm x 40mm By the each.
Price: $ 34.95
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s25062
Stone - 18 mm Cabochon - Turquoise (1)
Handsome turquoise from Arizona - mottled with black streaks. Lovely colour. Classic turquoise. Stabilized turquoise - ready to be mounted and admired. Size is consistent, but these are not smooth domes. Some have interesting textures and the thickness varies. 18mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.05
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s31393 New-ish
Stone - 30 x 40 mm Oval Cabochon - Porcelain Jasper (1)
Mucho variation in colour and pattern. Calibrated Cabochon - standard size that will fit in 30 x 40 mm findings. 30mm x 40mm By the each.
Price: $ 12.55
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Stone Cabochon - Large Random - Red Jasper (1)
Road maps on Mars! Great patterns! Size varies. Shape varies! Hence the term "random." Cabochon - no hole. Domed on one side, flat on the other. Glue a bail on to hang, or bead a bezel, or get yo silversmith on! Artificially coloured. 30 - 40mm x 55 - 60mm By the each.
Price: $ 7.55
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s30333
Stone Cabochon - Large Random - Red/Cream Impression Jasper (1)
Bands of red and cream with a webbing or matrix.. Resemble aerial maps. Random ovalish shape - each one is different. Size varies too. Cabochon - no hole. Domed on one side, flat on the other. Glue a bail on to hang. Artificially coloured. 30 - 40mm x 55 - 60mm By the each.
Price: $ 6.15
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s29001
Stone Cabochon - Large Random - Angelite (1)
Slight shimmery sparkle to a soft blue. Random ovloid shape - each one is different. Size varies too. Cabochon - no hole. Domed on one side, flat on the other. Glue a bail on to hang. Artificially coloured. 30 - 40mm x 55 - 60mm By the each.
Price: $ 7.55
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